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Forward John Tavares was not participating in Maple Leafs practice Saturday morning because of a lower-body injury, reports TSN's Mark Masters.
After taking a hit to his knee from Montreal's Michael Pezzetta in the first period of Thursday's preseason game, Tavares only played two shifts in the third period. The veteran centre explained afterwards that his leg was stiffening up, which led head coach Craig Berube to shut him down. was on the ice at Canadiens practice Saturday morning, reports TSN's Kenzie Lalonde. He skated with the group but did not take line rushes.
Guhle underwent appendix surgery on Sept. 18 and resumed skating on his own Thursday. The team said he would be evaluated on a daily basis. The 22-year-old had six goals and 16 assists for 22 points in 70 games last season, his second with the Habs. Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov was held out of the third period of Friday's preseason matchup against the New Jersey Devils for precautionary reasons relating to a lower-body injury.
He was a plus-one with one hit, one shot on goal and one blocked shot before departing Friday's eventual 5-1 win.
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